▶ Your Answer : Some people might say we don't need to look back the past to handle the problem we are facing now and in the future. However, in my opinion, we are well advised to comprehend the past to solve the obstacles that hinder us for two reasons. First, we can get a lesson from the past experience. Second, the obstacles we faced in the past can occur again in the future. First of all, we can learn a lesson by compreheding the past. As time goes by, most of the people become more mature and stronger thanks to the past experience they've gone through. This is because the accumulated experiences, which can be failures or successes play an importance role to form the identity of a person. Therefore, if a person encounters an obstacle, he or she can reflect upon its past to think of a lesson to solve the problem. From my own experience, I realized the significance of the past experience to handle obstacles. When I was in elementary school, some classmates bullied me for preposterous reasons. I cried every nights trying to find my faults to understand why they hated me so much. However, I realized that the problem was not me, but them, and that diverting my focus on another things could relieve my anxiety. Based on this lesson from the past, every time I encounter harsh situation that I can't control, I try to concentrate on another things and forget about the situation. Second, the obstacles that we've once expereinced have a high probability of reoccurring. This is the reason economists collect past data to study current situation and predict the future. For example, in 1998 when the biggest economic crisis in Korea broke out, many economists referred to the past famous economic crisis to find solutions to the problem. Also, when political problems happen, politicians and historians refer to the historical event to solve the problems. Japan invaded Korea several times and even colonized it in 20th century. This tragic and sad memories remain in Koreans mind strongly and they refer to the past to grasp Japan's stance and attitude in negotitaion. In conclusoin, we need to comprehend the past to solve the problem we are facing now and in the past. Not only can we get a lesson from the past, but also the problem could have happened in the past. The importance of my assertion couldn't be underestimated for two reasons I've metioned above. |